two months later... .
In an office building in Huashu City.
"Xiao Xia, did you go back so early?"
In the empty office hall, only a dozen or so twelve or thirteen-year-old children gathered together. A few children were playing video games, some were playing chess, some were reading books by the window, and some of them were playing computer games together.
Du Xia looked at his watch, it was almost time, and it was time to go home, so he stood up and put down the poetry collection in his hand.
Seeing her standing up, the beautiful girl who had been lying on the sofa wearing earphones spoke.
Du Xia glanced at the girl. Her name is Zhou Quanwu, and she is also a member of Gesha, and she is the most powerful leader among them.
Not long ago, some countries officially designated her as the Witch of the Underworld, and the bounty reached an unprecedented 37.2 billion Lun.
This is equivalent to one-tenth of the total annual income of the entire Continental Continental Federation, which shows its strength.
It was also Zhou Quanwu who combined the loose grid yarns outside to form an organization called Fog Erosion. Protected a lot of Gesha from being hunted and killed by state departments.
"Well, it's time to go home, otherwise my brother and parents will be worried." Du Xia replied lightly.
"Why don't you move out? Live with us? I have been wronged and suppressed myself, living in the world of ordinary people. This is not good for you or them." Zhou Quanwu wore a white miniskirt and a black navel-baring T-shirt, The straight black waist-length hair flowed down the sofa, giving off a soft luster.
Du Xia glanced at her pair of perfect long white legs, and her gaze paused for a moment on a tattoo-like purple and black pattern on the outside of her thighs.
It was a scimitar-like sharp blade pattern, and the handle and blade had hollows like vine spiders, extending all the way to the inner thigh.
Paired with a white miniskirt and white and slender legs, people can't help but want to follow the sharp edge of the skirt to find out.
Du Xia moved his eyes away, and glanced at the setting sun that was about to set outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
"I don't want to think about it now. Where's Xiaoqiu?"
"He went out with Asuka and the others, saying they wanted to have fun." Zhou Quanwu lazily replied, and continued to lie on his back, with a pair of crystal-like purple eyes wide open, holding the player and changing songs again.
"Just for fun?" Du Xia frowned, "It's so late, did they go out in the morning?"
"Yes, why don't you make a call and have a look." Zhou Quanwu said casually.
Du Xia squinted his eyes and scanned the entire office hall. She straightened up and patted her skirt, the brown woolen skirt and white pantyhose were stained with some faint gray marks.
As she got up, a red-haired boy in the hall who was playing a game also dropped the handle in his hand, stretched and stood up.
Another blonde curly-haired girl who was playing with her mobile phone also put down her mobile phone, still chewing on bubble gum, she stood up and looked at Du Xia.
The three of them have always acted together. If the Witch of Huangquan is the leader of the entire mist erosion, then their leader is Du Xia.
"Let's go, go and get Xiao Qiu back." Du Xia tugged at his long flaxen hair to make it softer.
"Could you stop by and help me buy the new Time-Space Fantasy Record? The version that just came out last month." The red-haired boy asked with a smile on his face.
"It's a small matter. But before that, help me get Xiao Qiu back first." Du Xia said lightly.
"Understood." The red-haired boy waved his hand in front of his eyebrows and said with a playful smile.
The three got up and almost attracted the attention of all other members of the hall. Several friends who were playing the game together sighed and advised the red-haired boy not to leave and play a few more rounds, but it was useless. The boy smiled and apologized one by one, but he shouldn't.
"There will be an event tomorrow, remember to come early, the school has greeted you." Zhou Quanwu said lazily while lying on the sofa.
"Understood." Du Xia led the two of them to the door, opened the door, pulled the collar, and let it stand up to block the wind.
Ding ding, ding ding, ding ding.
Suddenly Du Xia's cell phone rang. She lowered her head and took it out to look at the eye screen. It was Xiaoqiu's phone.
"Hey, where are you now? If you don't come back, you will know the consequences." At home, Du Xia has always been a taciturn image in front of her parents and elder brothers, but outside, she has always been one-sided, the most powerful personality.
Just like her strength. In the entire eclipse, only she can compete with the leader Huangquan Witch Zhou Quanwu without losing the wind.
Although the two hadn't really fought, their levels did belong to the same level. It is completely different from other members.
At home, although Du Xia and Du Qiu are twins, their strengths are vastly different.
"Xiaoqiu?" There was no voice on the phone, which immediately made Du Xia a little confused.
A burst of suppressed sobbing came faintly from the phone.
".....Xia....Sister Xia....Xiaoqiu, he....is dead..!!Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" the weeping voice of a boy, accompanied by intermittent words, spread into Du Xia in the ear.
Du Xia's eyes froze in an instant, and a frightening light shone in the pitch-black pupils.
"Tell me you're kidding me."
"It's...Huangfeng...Huangfeng's people, find them...the whole dam exploded...everybody exploded!!" The boy on the opposite side intermittently talked about what just happened.
Boom!
The mobile phone in Du Xia's hand suddenly exploded into powder.
She stood there motionless and did not respond for a long time.
The blond girl chewing bubble gum also paused, a little bewildered. The red-haired boy had a look of disbelief, and reacted abruptly. He took out his mobile phone and started calling quickly to check.
And the result of the check was no fluke. For a moment, Xiaoqiu's surviving companions, the companions who were organized there, as well as the sound of police sirens and ambulances rushing to the scene, all came through the phone.
Snapped... .
The mobile phone in the boy's hand accidentally dropped to the ground. He wanted to pick it up, but he accidentally glanced at Du Xia's face, and was instantly frightened, and didn't dare to move again.
None of the three spoke again.
"Dead...?" Du Xia stared blankly at the air in front of him, as if completely lost for a moment.
When Du Xia came back to his senses, it was already more than a week later.
Du Qiu's funeral was held at the funeral home in the city. There are many people coming, and there is an endless stream.
Du Xia sat blankly on the left side of his younger brother's portrait, in the midst of his mother's crying, numbly returned the salute to the guests who came.
Elder brother Du Xiong was sitting at the side, also with a hint of sadness on his face.
Every time a guest comes to visit, he needs to deal with all kinds of inquiries and comfort from the other party. As the eldest son of the family, he doesn't just need to return gifts like Du Xia.
His father, Du Xuning, was standing in front of the hall door, and together with his uncle, led the visitors into the hall. His eyes were also red and swollen, obviously from crying for a long time.
"How did Xiaoqiu get there?" This question is the most frequently asked by visitors.
"He was playing by the dam at the time, and the dam exploded. I don't know why. He and a few other friends who were with him all..." This is the answer given by the Du family, and it is also the answer given by the police. .
But Du Xia knew it was not that simple. Perhaps her brother and parents believed this explanation, but she knew that this was not an accident.
With Xiaoqiu's ability, even if she is not as good as herself, she will not be life-threatening due to the sudden explosion.
The only hope now is to find out the real murderer as soon as possible. Zhou Quanwu has already started to investigate. Her actual identity is the daughter of a federal general, and she is born with great authority and status.
But Du Xia won't just rely on one channel.
The funeral lasted for a long time, and Du Xia obediently followed behind his elder brother and parents, handling all kinds of funeral affairs for his younger brother.
It wasn't until the evening that there were almost no visitors. The three of them were replaced by the funeral home staff and rested in the side hall.
"It's okay." Du Xia suddenly had a tissue in front of him.
She took it over, wiped away the tears on her face, and looked up at her elder brother Du Xiong who loved her and her younger brother the most.
Du Xiong was depressed, a little sluggish, his eye circles were red, and he looked like he was trying to force himself.
Du Xia knew that he was no less sad than himself, after all, his younger brother Du Qiu was more attached to this elder brother than himself.
"I'm fine." She replied in a low voice.
"If Xiaoqiu was still here, I would never be willing to see you so muddled." Lu Sheng persuaded earnestly.
He also had a fire in his heart, and after a while, there was one less brother and sister who wanted to protect in karma.
And it just happened to be his weakest initial stage.
As for the red eye circles, bad mood and so on, they are all reactions of this body itself.
"The police are investigating the reason, as well as the specific amount of compensation. Mom and Dad are already negotiating with them. If necessary, they will sue the local water and electricity bureau unit in charge." Lu Sheng said simply.
"I know..." Du Xia nodded.
Lu Sheng reached out and rubbed Du Xia's hair. He will not make the same mistake again, he lost a younger brother, and because of this, he also lost a small part of his soul income, so this time he carefully took the opportunity of stroking, and gave Du Xia a little Yang energy.
This aura is also present in Du Xiong's parents.
"Let's go for a walk together?" Du Xia rarely took the initiative to invite.
Lu Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
The two greeted their parents, left the funeral home, and walked slowly on the surrounding hills and trails, with Du Xiong in front and Lu Sheng behind.
After walking a certain distance, Du Xia was the first to speak.
"Xiaoqiu's room, let's keep it as it is, how about it?"
Lu Sheng nodded.
"I already told my parents."
After being silent for a while, Du Xia found a big rock, wiped off the dust on it, and stood leaning against it.
Lu Sheng stood beside her, looking at the withered yellow mountain grass swaying in the wind in the distance.
"Xiaoqiu's death, there is something wrong with the police's investigation, it doesn't seem like a simple accident." He said to himself, "I don't believe the investigation results, so I'm going to investigate myself."
Du Xia was taken aback.
"Parents... do you know?" She hesitated.
"I don't know. But I will use my channel to investigate, don't worry." Lu Sheng bulged his arms and joked, "I've been doing various exercises recently."
Du Xia heard from his parents that his eldest brother has been practicing boxing, but he doesn't know how he is doing now.
"Brother..." Du Xia wanted to say something, but couldn't say it. She really wanted to tell her elder brother clearly that Xiao Qiu didn't die in an accident at all, but was murdered.
But for the big brother who is just an ordinary person, even if he knows the truth, what else can he do except anger and powerlessness
So she is also preparing to investigate by herself. If it is really Huangfeng... these lackeys of the empire, then it is really time to agree to Zhou Quanwu's huge plan.
"Don't worry, brother will take care of it. Besides, it's the same for you. If you have any troubles, tell brother, and brother will carry it with you." Lu Sheng gently pinched her cheek.
"En!" Feeling the long-lost warm touch, Du Xia's eyes became slightly moist, her nose was sore, and she tried her best to hold back her tears,
call.
She turned around suddenly and closed her eyes.
"do not look at me!"
Lu Sheng froze his hands and shook his head helplessly.
"Go back first, I'll be alone for a while." Du Xia whispered.
"Okay, I'll be right there." Lu Sheng walked away helplessly.
When he was far away, Du Xia slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes were no longer the original black, but bright dark gold.
Countless golden colors shone and danced in the pupils, like starlight.
"Whoever you are."
She clenched her hands tightly, her eyes filled with cold murderous intent.
"I will find you and kill you!"
hiss...
The stone in front of her quickly twisted, shattered, and burned, wrapped in dark golden flames, and burned without a trace in a blink of an eye.
The bright red light fell on the sofa bewitchingly.
In the lobby of the office building, Zhou Quanwu lay lazily on the sofa, with one hand hanging on the ground, and her slender and beautiful index finger fell on a slender and simple black scabbard on the ground.
"The first bond is eliminated." Looking at the sunset outside the window, Zhou Quanwu suddenly giggled.
Even though she was the only one on the surface of the entire hall.
"Is it necessary to do this?" A tall figure in the shadows asked in a low voice.
Zhou Quanwu gently held the black scabbard on the ground.
"Fetters are weaknesses."
"And weakness, will die...."